Hi, for a few days I am trying to Encode Video With Megui & Finally was successful . But the encoding time is too long than it should be . I know encoding time greatly depends on your Processor & RAM . My PC Hardware is * OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate * CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor (3.00 GHz * RAM: 4079 MB Total (1774 MB Free) * VGA: ATI Radeon HD 5450 *Main board:MSI Global 760GM-P34 (FX). Even-though its not the best PC out there I asked someone who uses 4 core AMD processor & 8 GB RAM he said it takes him 20-30min to encode which takes me about 1hr to encode. Is it possible that such a big difference in time happening just because of RAM. Plz help

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There is a 100 fold difference in encoding speed between x264's fastest and slowest settings. The properites of the video have an effect too. Bigger frame sizes, higher frame rates, more image complexity, all increase encoding time. Decoding of the source can sometimes be a limiting factor. Filtering can slow down the conversion.

So unless your friend is using the exact same source video and the exact same settings your comparison isn't indicative of a problem.